"SpaceX Prepares Super Heavy Booster for 4th Starship Test Flight"

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Source: Space.com
"SpaceX Prepares Super Heavy Booster for 4th Starship Test Flight"
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SpaceX has moved a Starship first stage, the Super Heavy booster, to the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas in preparation for the fourth Starship test flight, which could launch as soon as early May. The booster is likely being positioned for a static fire test before the upcoming mission. SpaceX is developing Starship, a fully reusable vehicle intended for missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond, and has conducted three test flights to date, with the most recent flight lasting nearly 50 minutes and achieving several milestones before breaking apart during reentry.

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